Any music producers on /g/?
Share your builds so I can steal ideas.
>>52019162
Just the computer build?
I got a pair of these for $500 on ebay a couple weeks ago.
They sound amazing.
>>52019990
forgot pic
>>52019162
Im a live soundengineer so i prefer having physical stuff to use while i record. well when i hopefully will... i havent started yet! So this is more of a liverecording studio than a project studio
I use a MacBook Pro, ableton push, apogee duet 2 and some Mackie monitors
Does the job for me, but I don't do any real work, it's just a serious hobby for me, though I have enough gear + instruments to run a somewhat decent home studio and make bank from rappers
>>52020025
All bought second hand I might add
>paying retail
>not low balling poor people on Facebook sale groups to get shit
Tell me about the Push 2 bros. I only know how to use FL btw
>>52019836
PC:
3770k
16gb
1TB Raid 1
4TB Raid 1
Intel 750 SSD
Gear:
Moog Voyager RME
Moog Slimphatty
Novation Bass Station II
MS20 Mini
Roland TB-303
TR-9090 (909 BOM Clone and RME)
M-Audio OXygen 49 Mk3
Roland UA-1610
Launchpad Mini
KRK VXT8
>>52019162
Just got my girlfriend two jbl lsr305 active monitors (125$ a piece) and a scarlet 2i2 interface. Used sweetwater to purchase. They are more expensive than Amazon, but I was able to haggle and get them to price match the monitors.
The interface is awesome. No midi, but it worked immediately with her mac, connected only via usb, and it worked great with my chink pad x200 after I installed the driver. It sounds incredible.
Sry for sideways pic
>>52020005
Wtf? I have the exact same ones, they costed me about $2500
>>52020239
>shitty merlot
>drinking from the bottle
>drinking from the bottle with THE FOIL STILL ATTACHED
i am fucking disgusted
>>52020239
>giving tech gifts to your gf
what is this, 1985?
>>52020258
Where do you live? I'm in the US and I got a super good deal on them.
http://www.altomusic.com/presonus-sceptre-s6-2-way-6-5-high-definition-coactual-active-studio-monitor
They're normally $600 a piece here.
>>52020319
Ah shit, I live in Iceland. They were super expensive here at least. I did it to support the local music store mostly though.
>>52020239
Pic wasn't sideways,
Sweetwater gives a 2 year warranty.
My name is Jamil btw, I love u /g/uys always.
I'm a pc guy, but logic is the most pro daw- according to my Mac-fag music composition major friend. It's Mac only, but the automated drummers are super pro. I have no rhythm (my name is jamil, not Jamal) so the drummers were useful when I made my shitty synth tracks.
Have fun!
Ps, my girlfriend got me a bus pirate, dust off, an ad card, and an USB smart card adapter for xmas. We exchanged presents early. Best girlfriend ever
>>52020367
Pic related
>>52020296
Lol, it was sloppy. I did eventually rip the foil off. We usually drink franzia and "slap the bag"
She also likes fireball and lorazipan..
Buying her tech was a good call. She used to be scene, so she feels like a cool kid now with her music set up. She has a sick keyboard that her late father gifted her, so she can also use the monitors to play the keyboard
My PC is nowhere near a good PC as it’s a laptop, but here are its specs:
>OS
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
>CPU
Intel Core i5 3230M @ 2.60GHz
>RAM
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz
>Motherboard
CLEVO CO. W54xEU
>Storage
931GB HDD
223GB SSD
I also have two monitors, one 2560×1080 and one 1920×1080 (both LGs, I forgot the models and I’m not at the office right now).
As for my gear, I have a Novation Launchkey mini (I don’t really need more), a Novation Launchpad, three Eagletone Tiny Control (MIDI controlers, not shown on the pic), an RME Fireface UC (audio interface), a Behringer graphic EQ (27 bands if I recall correctly) and the mixer table (a behringer Xenyx Idontrememberwhat). My mic is a Rode NT1.
(Mila, what a mess my desk is…)
How come all live performers use a Mac? Why not just Windows? The performance is the same, isn't it?
>>52020519
For what i've heard, there's some software that is really good but only runs on Mac
>>52020219
you know the Push is Ableton area right
>>52020519
coincidence that's what I'd like to say
I personally don't know anybody who uses a mac there
but then again - personal preference, just coincidence, maybe they all use logic,.... hell who cares
Do you guys think the AMD FX-8350 would be a viable CPU for audio?
>inb4 lol AMD
>>52020519
Generally speaking, OSX handles better drivers and is more reliable than Windows, but I think this info became kind of outdated now
>>52020584
same goes for Windows, a lot of good software only run under Windows, or have a bad OSX version. It’s only a question of choice.
>>52020513
shit camera taking the pic, useless mini synths and hardware mixer, meme mic
>>52020606
lol AMD
>>52020620
shit camera indeed, and only two octave MIDI keyboard that I use for soundbank and VSTi tests and development, I currently don’t need actual synths, and I don’t only use this mixer in my office but on scene too.
>>52020418
heh funny how unexciting the babyface looks
people could guess that's anything
I like it
>>52020239
Is that a dildo on your desk gayboi?
>>52020418
>Wacom tablet
Do you draw your own album covers?
>>52020704
It's the worst bowl ever made...
Ironically, yesterday. I snooped around on my baes mac, and I found a shitton of nudes. She laid 22 dudes, and she is 22..
There was a video of her putting a dildo in her ass, and the dildo looked just like that bowl
>>52020584
>>52020618
yeah i think that stuff was like 10 years ago when they had a deal with intel or some shit the whole mac is better for design thing doesn't apply nowadays.
>>52020599
yeah i guess it's preference
>>52020743
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61D31__JWzU
>>52020743
he could be using it as a midi controller, like a kaoss pad or something
>>52020890
that would work ? ... well there's no reason for it not to werk if set up actually
I need to try that
>>52020890
Oh, I never thought about it, I have a graphic tablet too and now I HAVE to test if that could work.
>>52020919
>>52020890
It seems to be possible to do so:
https://ask.audio/articles/using-a-graphics-tablet-as-a-midi-controller
>>52020369
Fucking dust-off, bought like a 5 pack some months ago and one was already empty
>>52020673
thanks, it's a bit messy though
>>52020743
I like animating too
>>52019162
>behringer ub1202
I bought one of those no joke for $20 bit was the filthiest ive ever seen from a mixer on the inside.
Bois my rig is a haswell i3, 16 gb ram, 4tb wd green and a SanDisk ssd running a virus ti2 desktop into ableton and using the cheapest m audio keyboard money can buy
>question
What do you fags think of cubase 8.1?
Strongly considering
I rotate my stable on and off my desk based on my needs. Obviously working in Ableton, making shitty EDM and trap that I love; living the dream.
>>52021745
>I rotate my stable on and off my desk based on my needs.
none of this shit is even plugged in nor neccessary. Are you collecting?
>>52019162
Fuck that whole game of what music is supposed to be right now. It’s so fucked up even listening to what sounds like people trying to get super good at a video game or something. It doesn’t even sound anything like self-expression, it’s like… I’m awesome within these predefined parameters that are presented to me. Which I guess most artists feel is what’s exciting about a genre. They see a few people doing a similar thing and then everyone just jumps on it and goes, “I’m this now!” It’s like if a bunch of people wore the same fucking outfit from the Gap, you know? What is the difference between that and being awesome at World of Warcraft or something? Not much. It’s almost the same thing if you think about it.
>not having a Mac
>pretending to be a music producer
Consider professional gaming instead if you refuse to use the gold standard
>I'm a composer that makes shitty hip hop/edm beats
>I call myself a music producer
Literally everybody with a pirated FL Studio or Ableton Live.
>>52022102
Yeah, it was way better when there was no preset on actual instruments, and a string always sounded like a string, a drum like a drum and all.
Also, it’s pretty annoying how composers stayed on baroque style, or classical style, only creating new scores with different notes but with no new instruments or sort of sound.
>before was better meme
>>52022323
Pop music is where all the innovation is happening now. But I bet you have a complex about pop music just like you do with Apple computers
>>52020606
Yes, music production lends itself to multi-threading
>>52022363
>Pop music is where all the innovation is happening now
I don't see any Pulitzer prizes handed out to pop musicians yet
>>52022363
>Pop music is where all the innovation is happening now.
I totally agree with you (though I don’t think it’s in pop only), I just find the argument of “everyone’s relying on presets” in the post I quoted completely ridiculous. There always have been people trying to do music similar to popular music at all times, and nowaday the only difference is that there are new types of sounds and it’s way easier to access to music creation tools than before.
>>52022363
I'm sorry, what?
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/science-proves-pop-music-has-actually-gotten-worse-8173368/
Pop music if anything steals elements from actual innovators
Consider how almost every pop song a couple years ago had a 'dubstep' drop in it
>>52022198
Can I make hip hop/edm beats with FL Studio or Ableton with Zero music skill?
Is there a good starting guide?
>>52022494
Just go on youtube, there are a million tutorial videos
Also: yes you can but don't expect them to be any good
>>52022486
The only thing the article explains is the loudness wars, everything else you pulled out of your fucking arse.
>>52022521
>yes you can but don't expect them to be any good
Not a worry for me.
Skill is dead in this day and age, what matters is view count and likes.
>>52022524
>The only thing the article explains is the loudness wars, everything else you pulled out of your fucking arse.
>reading comprehension
Timbre and melodic diversity also went down
Just compare your average memerap track with 1920s Jazz, which was popular back then.
>>52022440
Not the pop stars themselves, but the producers and engineers ect probably do. A lot of great musicians will say the same thing about pop music. John fruscienti said it once and fans got pissed off
>>52022566
>Timbre and melodic diversity also went down
That's not science though, it's a matter of taste and emotion. Music is not better simply because it's more complex.
>>52022486
Pop music is like Twitter. It will adjust to whatever is trending, and usually set the trend itself.
>>52019162
What is the SICP of music composition?
>>52022607
http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/Music
No pop music there mate.
>taste is subjective
Wow.
>>52022681
Real musicians don't care about trophies
>>52020369
>"high speed data transfer"
>usb 2.0
>>52022726
No True Scotsman
What are some examples for real musicians?
>>52022180
>eating shit from hands
>thinking you're eating gold
lol
>>52022740
The vast majority of them are great musicians. I can tell you people who suck though. People like victor Wooten who are great in music theory, and have outstanding sound due to their setup, but play boring music that has no soul
>>52022716
Where is kpop?
>>52022857
As far as I know music is only incidental in K-Pop.
It's mostly about image and idolization of young women.
>>52022071
This is my second desk, I use them on my main desk when needed. Also im not sure I know what you mean by necessary, as its all just for fun.
>>52022679
A half-decent ear and a modicum of appreciation
>>52022614
Yes, but the original statement said innovation was in pop music which is proven to have gotten simpler over the years... Which is the opposite of innovation.
>>52022679
I got this from an audiostation thread a while ago. It's "Music Theory for the Computer Musician", dunno how useful it actually is though.
https://wakaba.dhcp.io/files/197.pdf
>>52023017
The current innovation in pop music is minimalism, and stripping everything back except the essentials to create the dynamics and hooks. It's actually neat how they just put the critical elements in like a fine watch or something. There's hopeless pop music just like any other genre though
>>52023017
Where do you get off that complexity is equivocal to innovation? That doesn't even make semantic sense.
The greater artistic, aesthetically speaking, movement we're in is minimalism, breaking from the garishness of postmodern composition. Cut the crap.
>>52022716
Why is lowercase music always way high? It's not that special
Been learning how to produce for a while now. I've played keys and bass with a bunch of people but between bands been thinking about making solo stuff
I really need a pair of monitors but I really wish I had a space echo
If you don't speak Japanese, what's the point? You're never gonna get your Voclaoid sounding right.
>>52023169
Monitors also require room adjustments that can range from free to bank breaking
The musician in me would go with the space echo
>>52020519
Apple hardware is generally more reliable and easier for developers to predict (they don't use AMD), which can arguably result in a more stable OS. If not for this reason, a lot of people doing shows are travelling often and the mac laptops have decent battery life, modest performance, and are lighter than other laptops. For an at home studio, I can never understand seeing an iMac, but for travelling they're pretty good.
>>52023307
Actually looking through my images I've realized I really need to get a rack as all my rackmount stuff is just stacked up on my desk
it never ends
>>52023316
It's because of core audio, and the fact that nobody develops decent software for windows anymore, and never did for Linux
>>52023169
That 106. =]
You pick it up second hand?
>>52023617
Yeah I got it off of craigslist a long time ago. All the voices chips still work phenomenally
I kinda wish I had a 60 but I'd be lost without being able to automate literally everything through midi
>>52021745
What would you suggest to somebody who wants to learn ableton for electronic music?
>>52023660
Youtube guides. There is a immense wealth of step by guides for people just getting started. It is very accessible anon!
>>52023657
That's nice. Even if they start going out though you can pick them up decently cheap on eBay, which isn't the same story for some of the other older synths. I had to wait a year for one of mine to get a micro-controller with the right firmware loaded on it.
>>52023782
Yeah I've heard they're not that bad. I was thinking about eventually kiwi 106 modding this one
I sorta wish I could find a decently cheap poly 61 or dw8000 but I really dont need any more synths
>>52023660
ableton manual, read it cover to cover ( i did the same, you gonna learn everything there is to know, also would recommend printing it), buy a cheap midi keyboard as soon as you can, theres some for under 30 bucks
>>52025299
also, start by the first chapters, then jump to instruments reference, then go back to the order
last thing you read should be audio effects reference, by then you will already used most but now you gonna boost your skills by knowing exactly what each knob does
if it isnt clear, you should be reading at the same time you have the program open, your workflow should be
-read a chapter, tweak stuff it talks about, hear the difference, finish the chapter, get inspired, make a track, read next chapter, tweak stuff, hear the difference, finish it, get inspired, make another track, etc
